25 Springhead Road

Mount Torrens SA 5244

3,229m2 allotment. A wonderful established garden setting is studded with mature trees, both evergreen and deciduous. It is a delight to walk the grounds with a variety of shrubs, bushes, roses, flower beds and various lawned areas throughout the garden, which offer easily care maintenance. The fragrance that comes from the garden, the beauty and the abundant bird life, says that you are truly in paradise. The area is landscaped with stone retaining walls, steps and terraces offering many garden rooms a spot for every season, sun traps, shaded areas, open lawns and a veggie area. This allotment has a frontage of 64.22m and a depth of 50.29m and therefore offers excellent subdivisional potential to create another title to build a residence of your choice subject to council consent, this block will have an ideal northern aspect for passive solar design. There is a free and unrestricted right of way on the Northern side of the allotment which provides for excellent vehicle access to the rear of the land and direct access to the sheds.
RESIDENCE:
A large and substantial homestead which offers much charm and appeal. The original portion of the home is believed to have been built in the early 1900s and features solid Bluestone construction, with red brick quoins and large sash windows. The remainder of the home is constructed of plastered stone walls and regular brick. The homestead comprises 271.89m2 (29 squares) of living. Many other features include, mainly high ceilings, a formal entrance hall, an open fireplace, a slow combustion heater installed in another fireplace, a cellar and a lovely feel to the home. Rooms comprise a formal spacious living room with ornate cornices, two ceiling roses and Cedar French doors that open to the north side terrace garden and studio. The country style kitchen with original pine timber flooring has a four burner gas cook top and an electric stove, dishwasher and many built in cupboards and a walk-in pantry. The kitchen overlooks the spacious dining room, which opens to the large stone paved patio/verandah. A central cosy den with slow combustion heater provides a great spot to read or watch T.V. The spacious main bedroom has two walk in robes and also a door out onto the paved patio. The fourth bedroom is currently used as an office and the second bedroom has double mirror built in robes and an open fireplace. The third bedroom is without built in robes. The double front and one side verandah are completely enclosed with aluminium framed, sliding windows providing a perfect winter sun room which has good views of the gum trees beyond and a light sewing corner with lovely garden outlook. The spacious light filled and recently renovated tiled bathroom contains a bath, shower alcove, vanity unit and toilet. A large second toilet is equipped with a hand basin. The laundry has a stainless steel trough/cupboard and a built in cupboard and bench top. The cellar, which is partly below ground level, is accessible through the laundry.
IMPROVEMENTS:
The insulated studio [20'x20'] is mainly constructed of Bluestone with red brick quoins and windows a big sliding front door with a concrete floor and sink, power and lighting connected. Various rainwater tanks have a collective capacity of 14,000 gallons, (63,000 litres); these are connected to the house and garden.. A huge industrial type shed measures 15.3 metres [50'] X 8.6 metres [28'] and has a 2.92 metre [9'6] high clearance. The shed is constructed of steel frame with a gable roof, galvanised iron cladding, concrete flooring, power and lighting and has a large sliding front door. Attached to one full side of the shed is an enclosed insulated lean-to, it is steel framed with galvanised iron skillion roofing, concrete flooring, power and light connected and double sliding doors. On the south end is an enclosed mower, garden tools and rain water pressure pump shed. A timber framed, gable and skillion roofed galvanised iron clad, all purpose shed caters for storage of four vehicles, 4-wheeled motor bike, fire wood and property maintenance equipment.